hey can u give me ur settings as well sir? i just ordered this board today as my 146 should be here this coming tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by gundamit
your help is greatly appreciated. :toast:
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hey can u give me ur settings as well sir? i just ordered this board today as my 146 should be here this coming tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by gundamit
your help is greatly appreciated. :toast:
Anyone know where the vcore reading point is on this board?
thanks.
Yes sir Gun post bios settings up.. definity applicable is this thread.. Plus I got one on the way too you could ease transition for us:)
Yeah, some settings would be cool. i just ordered one of these to compare/troubleshoot compatibility issues with my RDX200 CF-DR. You can't really beat it for it's price for a test system for components :)
I think you need a floppy to load Windows on SATA2 controller (not recognized by install), but you won't have problems with HTT b/c world record htt was acheived on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by pcfreak
can you give us more info on your full setup including hardware you are runningQuote:
Originally Posted by Special_K
all K's old stuff =]Quote:
AsRock 939 Dual Sata2 » Winnie 3200+ @ 400 x 4 = 1.6GHz (1.58v) » 2x256MB 3200LLPT (2,3,3,10-1T @ 2.7V) » ati9700pro » Tt SilentX 560W
BIOS is the OCWB1 - it has a cold bug at high HTT so you have to clear and reset every time you reboot - that and the 6x & 7x multi don't work =/
Vcore mod for 1.58V was easy - forget the one in this thread, all you have to do is make a small solder bridge between 2 pins and set the bios VID to 1.35V
Nuh done the VDimm mod yet - prolly will just use OCZ booster instead, but this was done with bios 'HIGH' setting
photo of the Winnie stepping is AWOL, so will have to get a new one when this opteron replaces it, but it's pretty normal (330*8 on the runup to 400)
Hyper6 heatsink with a regular/budget 80mm fan + 120mm fan blowing over RAM, NB, & SB heatsinks (they are all passive on the Asrock) - NB gets pretty hot without a fan
RAM & gfx are at least 5 years old =]
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Originally Posted by Mr. Tinker
I just don't understand why people always say a board will do high HTT just because it will do it at 4x or 5x. Are you going to run 4x or 5x? What good is that. 7x or 8x should be the least multi that you use to find the highest HTT.
I have this mb and the real killer on it is the memory issue.
Haven't played with board in a while after I realized that it wasn't going to go to 334 for my 144. I might get back to it if I end up bundling the mobo with the 144 for a sale. I had a little set back with one of my DFI boards that'll be eating up my weekend as well as a water cooled game rig build. Middle of next week at the earliest to get back to this mobo. Sorry guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebo
It just means that there will be no htt limit to your overclock, so you can worry about other limits.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
lol - it IS a waste of time on a crappy old Winnie 3200
but imagine what you could do with a nice CPU =D
Hmmm, anyone using this board with a Big Typhoon? I'd like to know how you did to install it as there is no backplate on this mobo and then there's a bunch of components on the back waiting to be crushed by the H shaped metal clip that comes with the BT.
Thanks for the feedback guys. I just saw that the dfi expert is "almost" available so I can wait for a few more days. Seems that I'll skip the asrock :D
Well I'm not so impressed with this board guys, Definity needs mods for successful OCer.
1. I set vcore to 1.4 and it reverts to "auto" every reboot.
2. 1T does not work. I set 1T but it stays 2T.
3. Very very slow boot times in between bios screen and windows screen. I get a single "_" for about a minute before windows screen appears.
Which bios are you on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebo
1.4 but I tried 1.2 and 1.3 as well. Must be a dual core 165 issue if you think this is abnormal..
Try the first Beta and then the second.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebo
Some tips: slot 1+2 (near cpu) seem to work better with tccd. Haven't tried with BH5 though.
1.4 is :banana::banana::banana::banana:
try OCW1 beta bios.........
clear cmos too
OCWB1 for the win \o/
you're missing the point Zebo - it's a budget board aimed at budget consumers, but it has huge potential if you just spend a little time tweaking
dunno why your Vcore resets???
1T werx fine here, even at 400HTT - luck of the draw maybe? This Neo2 is bad compared to others so mebe K R owed some good luck for once =]
It is slower than usual between bios and windows, but one minute??? eek, it's 10secs maximum here :shrug:
caligula: is Corsair XMS3200LLPT RAM BH5? if so, it werx fine in 3&4 also and OCZ booster werx to 4.1V!!!
all in all, this mobo has given approx +100MHz o/c on the same chip compared to this Neo2 mobo, all for the paltry price of £40 plus a bios update and a very simple VID mod =D
i have this board up and running with the ocbeta 1 bios. i am currently running at 291x10 htt with memory at 194mhz. i want to do both the vcore mod and the vmem mod but i am not sure where to see the current voltage reading for vdimm. speed fan doesnt show it and i dont know where on the board to test with a multimeter. can someone help me with this as i am seriously being held back by low voltage options. my opty 146 can fly at default volatage (1.4) at 2.8ghz but 2.9 needs more and i know 3.0 will need at least 1.5. thats all i am shooting for and a 3.1 vdimm :stick:
help help
Meh. How do ppl get high HTT on this? I've tried every BIOS going including the OCW betas but... 274 works fine, SPi or priming, but 275 and the PC doesn't even start let alone boot.
OTOH, I have 2 Gb of Crucial Ballistix that is no problem at all, runs 1:1 at 274 HTT and also does 1T (1.40 BIOS) at 3-3-3-8. Win some lose some I suppose.
dont feel bad I cant do a lick over 250 or im crapping out on 1.35
after volt mod I hope for atleast 2.7ish and ill be happy..
If you haven't done it already, drop a divider on the memory and set the HTT to 3x (or 600 - can't remember how it appears in the bios) and hopefully yo can get it over 300 on the OCWbeta1 bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by stone_cold_Jimi
Seeings how this was a popular i thought i'd add my results too.
Tried 2 cpus (1 venice and 1 winchester) and 3 sets of ram (old ocz performance 3200 2x512/ocz TCCD 3200 2x512/corsair 3200 BH-5 2x512) and the board will not run 1t at any speed without throwing errors in memtest86+ test 8. I can only suggest this board for someone that MUST have PCI Express and AGP but cannot suggest it for any other user. The final performance of my board is weak overall and i'm rather dissapointed with it.
YMMV but mine is pretty craptacular.
I said it wasn't any good back on post 109. I got one right after Anandtech said it was great. What a joke. I can say one good thing about it though, it doesn't die like the DFI mb's do. I've been thru 5 DFI boards and this rotten Asrock is still going.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poki
I guess what they say is true:
Only the good die young.
LOL too true :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
These prolly would die young without decent aiflow around the NB/SB at high HTT... Little priks get pretty warm!
Well mine's dead and going out for rma tomorrow, we'll see..Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
Did the 1.55 mod and it posted once, after load optimized and restart posted for a sec and then all died..
Running ram and PSU in NF2 rig now so I know their not the culprit..
Hope its just the mobo and not the CPU, plz pray for me :cool:
So you did the mod, killed the board, and are now RMAing it? Nice :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophy
You guys are strange. Five mobos die on you and that's a "good" board. Last time I checked the board that doesn't die is what you should be looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
Second, I don't know what you all are doing but this whole 1T issue has been a non-issue for me. Maybe it just doesn't like the type of RAM you're using.
I'm out of ram to throw at it... I think the biggest problem with ram is no alpha timings to adjust in the bios after playin with A64 tweaker but that's not going to help many people unless they have an ungodly amount of time to burn tuning a value board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
Fair enough, maybe I was just fortunate with my RAM selection. It definitely does have some sort of issue with 1T/2T based upon all the posts I've seen around but then again, unless you're a benchmark whore, you will probably never actually notice any significant difference between 1T and 2T in real world applications. And as you said, in the end, it's a $70 board. You get a hell of a lot for your money and considering that almost all boards, no matter their price, have issues (COUGH*DFI*COUGH) I don't think it sets the board apart from everything else in the market.
Throughout various posts in the forum, you are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
1. An asrock lver/fanboy.
2. DFI hater.
lol...
I have both this board and my old DFI NF3 250Gb. This board is so :banana::banana::banana::banana: and limited that my old system was alot faster.
Heh, an Opty 144, 2 GB of Ballistix, never passed test #8 on that mobo. It didn't lie though - my speeds on stock HSF were the same on an Asus A8N32-SLI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poki
I say DFI is better because they will clock. That's what most, not all, do on this forum. DFI is set apart from all other board as it is the top clocking mb. Your on the wrong forum if you think that performance doesn't matter. Your sig says it does or why would you have the hardware you have,except the cheap mb. $70 means nothing if you are not building a budget rig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
Where I'm from there is a saying:
Fifty dollar socks and no shoes.
That is what having this hardware and a poor clocking mb is.
AMD Opteron 170 l Scythe Ninja l ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 l 2x 1024MB Mushkin XP4000 Redline l ATI Radeon X1800 XL w. Zalman VF700 Cu l WD Raptor WD740GD l 2x Maxtor MaXline III 300GB SATA (RAID 1) l BenQ 1640B l Aureal Vortex 2 SQ2500 Rev.B w/Roland SCB-55 MIDI l SB Audigy 4 l Antec P180 Case l Silverstone SST-30NF 300W Fanless PSU
Hey man, I respect where you come from, but you can't knock it until you evaluate it yourself. I kid you not, if it had had the HTT range I wanted (which was quite technologically feasible), I would have kept it as a first-pass eval board. It really did not restrict either CPU I put in it. If Asrock fixed that self-imposed HTT crap and gave a bit more voltage range, it would mega-rock against the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
Also: if your CPU's not up to a clock with any given cooling solution, it tells you straight out. +1 to the board.
I'm on one right now,lol. Two dfi mb going to rma. I can't use a TT BT as it won't fit. I can use wc or a vapo. I can use a 144,148,150 or a 180.Quote:
Originally Posted by stone_cold_Jimi
The bottom line is they are not worth the trouble. For $50 more you can get a DFI ultra-d that is very good. The new DFI boards are alot better then the older ones.
I couldn't get my 7800GTX to work on the asrock mb.
Well that blows it lol! It's great within its limitations tho you have to admit.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
I only need one post to see you're plain ignorant.Quote:
Originally Posted by GMX
How are you guys defining faster? On silly generic benchmarks that don't mean anything in the real world? Because if that's the case then you're right, I don't waste my time "competing" with all you cool kids. If what you mean is in real world apps then you don't know what you're doing, simple as that. I had a NF3 250 board also and it wasn't any "faster"
The amount of DFI whores on these boards is a little ridiculous considering how crappy their products are overall. You seem to think that build quality and killing components are "quirks" With that type of mentality there's really no way to have a logical discussion. Apparently, using DFI is "cool" and using ASRock is "lame" Golly gee cool guys, I guess I'll just have to live with not being part of the cool club.
Maybe you should stop buying crap nvidia products ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
We are not even going to go there:slap: . BTW, I've had more red then green by far.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
If all that matters are synthetic benchmarks that have no real world applicability then maybe DFI is the second coming. Is that really all you guys do is try to beat each other in benchmarks? No one here plays any games, or uses any apps? So you're telling me that almost everyone on these boards spends 90%+ of their time comparing superpi and junk like that? I know there's a lot of people that do that but I was under the impression that people actually "use" their computer for something beyond synthetic benchmarks. In the real world DFI falls flat, as getting a high synthetic score doesn't even come close to the value of having a fast AND stable system (that incidentally doesn't die randomly or kill components).Quote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
btw I don't know where you're getting the idea that I like the ASRock because it's cheap. As you can tell I could have bought any board out there, it's not a money thing. imo the ASRock is the best mobo out there for the A64 if you're not gonna run SLI/Crossfire. Personally, I've used nvidia mobos and imo they are subpar with far too many issues. Hopefully, with the ULI acquisition nvidia will use the ULI engineers and coders to improve their products.
Enjoy your card :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dogsx2
Could you be more specific? What issues you are talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
DFI lanparty boards are the best boards for overclockers. Period. I don't care what people say, I had DFI NF3 s754/939 and NF4 and they were all amazing. NF4 the best board I've ever had. Rock stable, pushed to limits. Only some minor issues but that was not a problem for me.
If you are running stock or mild overclock the sure, other boards are fine too.
Bar81-
Why not take Christmas off. One day without your personal attacks, general BS, and displayed lack of any reasonable knowledge related to the topic would be a treat for everyone. It's just one day, c'mon.......
Quote:
Originally Posted by Poki
this board has been nothing but spectacular for me. it IS my 1st a64 board but i did my research on all boards before deciding on this one. i do not regret it one bit. nice mem performance, nice stability right out of the box. vcore and mem mods went without a hitch. i am running that cheapo nt 2 gig set from gskill right now....uff it maxes out at 220 something at 2.5,3,3,8 but the mem space for games is important for me. i have 2x256 twinmos bh5 i brought in 2000 or 2001 and i can run those babies at 266 without problems with a htt at 325.
not sure why everyone is having issues with this board. only thing is the onboard sound is crappy for opengl.
p.s the 325 are my everyday...most wanted...fear...q4...ne browsing dvd ripping...pRon watching settings...lol
These things must be really hit or miss. Glad to see folks have gotten such good results with them. I'm not sure whether i'll keep mine or not, not being able to use 1t at all has me kinda bummed. I will say i've had no boot issues ever with it and that's kinda nice compared to some of the NF3's.
Did anyone else have a problem with the AGP driver not installing with a slipstreamed XP SP2 install? I've only seen it mentioned once in another forum but it's gotta be common.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Poki
try this for you 1t issues. if ur running the ocwb1 bios, flash back to the shipping 120....boot into windows with default settings....then reboot and flash back to the ocwb1.
i had to do this in order to get back my 166 and 200 mem dividers after going in and out of the bios a million times testing this nt ram.
1t works perfect for me even with 2x256 and the 2x1024 sticks installed at once...
hope this helps
Will do, thanks for the tip :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Naasar
is there a a64 tweaker for the asrock dual?:confused:
You mean, clock gen ?
One day without you being a :banana::banana::banana::banana: would be nice for everyone as well. Take your own advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by pcdoc1
I'm talking about all the issues that are widely reported on these forums, multiple dead mobos, dead CPUs, flakiness, etc. There's a huge thread in this forum asking for reliability of certain DFI mobos and there's something like a 20%+ reported death rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi
Again, if all you care about is how high you can OC then fine, but otherwise the DFIs are second rate products. The facts are out there if you want to look, it just seems that everyone is too busy kneeling down in front of DFI to see the serious issues their products have as reported by other forum posters. Personally, I couldn't care less as I'll never use a product with this many reported issues but it's entirely amusing to see the hero worship DFI gets and the absolute lack of acknowledgment of the various shortcomings of their products. It's like it's okay for the boards to have all the issues as long as they clock high. It's just a really strange mentality. Again, I have to wonder, does anyone on these boards actually use their pc for something outside of synthetic benchmarks?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ReelMonza
well not exactly. something to tweak memory timings in windows. like wcredit used to do for nf2 boards
the ocwb1 bios for this board doesnt allow preamble async settings but the original 1.20 does..:slapass:
I agree with you 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
I liken DFi boards to a car named the Jaguar. They look great,and run fast and smooth,but have to many flaws in the manufacturing to make them a practical buy for a reliable,stable machine.
Sure when they run its wonderful,but once those little annoyances start occuring,your going to hate yourself for buying it. DFi is a great board for benchmarking,and showing off your wonderful SuperPi and 3Dmark scores,but what it all comes down to,is does your machine turn on and run everytime you push power,or do you have to tweak,reset cmos,take battery out,not take battery out,blow on it,let it cool down.push reset,etc......
@ Bar81 I wouldn't waste your time trying to convince kids that DFi is sticking it to them. Remember kids are very impresionable,and tend to be followers. "Whatever the masses do makes them cool too". They will find out soon enough. Ha!
that may be true.....but those kids are our future and have different approches to solutions that even WE of course can learn from :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by man called (E)
But A64 Tweaker should work just fine doesn't it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Naasar
I guess it's for any K8 based system, it isn't chipset dependant (it is ?)
You bet! ;) Just let them spend their 200.00$..:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Naasar
Yes, that's right. The memory controller is in the CPU, so A64 tweaker will work on any moboQuote:
Originally Posted by ReelMonza
Systool works well with this board too. Gives you clockgen/A64 tweaker and an auto overclocking tool. I like that program alot for testing max CPU speeds while unattended.
i also agree with this 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
Some of the opinions in this thread are quite amusing, many are viable, while some are quite invalid. Im 30 years old and out of my last 5 mthbrds 3 have been DFI. Maybe DFI have 'stuck it' to me also
:p:
I use my rig for everything I do, gaming, coding, internet, 2d/3d work, it does all I ask of it. Now im not saying tht the boards dont have issues, every board has some issues, but wht I find hard to understand is the inability of some people to realise that 'when you are pushing the envelope' as DFI have been doing the last few years, there is a bigger chance that things will fail. Is this so hard to understand? For me this is logical, now if you want to argue tht this is immoral then thts something totally different.
I buy DFI boards because they offer me everything i want and need in a brd, once they stop offering me this, I will move to another manufacturer. Nobody likes being stereotyped because stereotyping causes prejudices which isnt a good thing. Some of the comments attributed to 'young' people on this thread although they have a basis, aint fair.
I know when I was younger I didnt know everything, just as I dont know everything now. But i learned through experience, somthing which our younger audience will also do. Putting them down is not the right way to go abt things, however much their comment/view may bug you.
If ULI are producing a good chipset, good on them. If ASRock are making a good mthbrd, good on them. But please stop the personal attacks, we should be here to help/guide and share opinions, not try to find ways to create bridges between peeps of different ages and backgrounds.
of course every board has its own issues. but we here (or at least me) are not talking about 'when you are pushing the envelope' things.Quote:
Originally Posted by mongoled
if OC is the most important thing to you, then yes, DFI is by far the best choice. if its not, and on top of that you don't buy high-end RAM and such things, you should stay away from DFI.
problem is that many ppl (including reviewers) just say DFI is the best. they do not put emphasis (or at least not enough) that DFI is the best for OC. they test hardware in system with premium components. if you pair DFI boards with lower-end or even mainstream components (RAM, PSUs...) there is a good chance you'll end up with serious compatibility problems... problems that most other mobos don't have. i've seen it many times.
and for me, that kind of stuff is unacceptable. too many compromises for one goal - OC. thats why i think this Bar81's statement was spot-on:
as always, some will agree, some will not. its their right, everyones entitled to have his/her opinion. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bar81
Seeing as I've owned an Asrock Dual, and now have an Asus A8N32-SLI and a DFI eXpert, you might think I had something to say on the matter. I do.
The Asus wins the bling competition. Any CPU will clock as well in any of the boards. The performance differences are marginal. :p:
maybe, but if you want to max out your (for example) TCCD, then you need DFI.Quote:
Originally Posted by stone_cold_Jimi
I did say CPU..... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by high5
:D Anti Static Rubbish Of Crappy Kindling
:toast:
Is that english you're taking a stab at?Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDCORECLOCKER
Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDCORECLOCKER
HAHAHhaHA
Ok back to the asrock board: I can't run 2x512 bh-5 anywhere near 220mhz, seperately i can go around 250mhz with both sticks. 3.37v in them. Any fix, or others experiencing difficulty? Also every now and then it doesnt detect my SATA drive so i have to reboot like 10 times.
I can't wait till the sapphire board comes here. The asrock may be good for some, but after using and getting familiar with other boards (ie DFI (plaease dont start another war)), the asrock is BORING.
Abit UL8 PRO looks promising
As I said in an earlier post, I have the SATA2 mb. It works great for what it was made for; no oc or mild oc. Can someone like Misteroadster turn one mans junk into another mans treasure? Of coarse, he's Misteroadster. Can everyone else do it? NO, there not Misteroadster. Between Anandtech and Misteroadster they had all of us thinking we could do as well as a DFI mb for almost half the money. A few may, most won't.
Yes, there not the best brand but for what they cost they are not bad considering that it not a high end motherboard with the best components. I just hope Nvidia can learn something from ULI and make even better chipsetsQuote:
Originally Posted by HARDCORECLOCKER
the only learning they will do you how to more effectively rip a opposing company apart and integrate it into there mcp development.....such sad news i thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by crodan85
hope i'm wrong
hey is there a way to make windows load up with saved systool settings? the 150 multi for memory works perfect for me but i have to manually do it every time i enter windows...help help:stick:
You'll have to use A64 tweaker for that i'm afraid, i don't think systool can run a script at boot but i may be wrong?
i have the asrock uli my pc4000 ram is set in the 2 blue slots 2x 512 but my ram by cpu-z or anything else keeps comin up as 128.mhz instead of 200 ?? please help :brick:
Come on Kiwi. The DFI nF4 boards are as quirky as. I've had bad ass cold-boot followed by VX that went down the gurgler.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi
So DFI blame the VX and all CH-5/6 UTT Modules. Well my OCZ 2gb PC4000 Platinium based on the CE-6 module also exhibits some of the old problems ive had. I've had cold boot as well as the random times when Temperature monitoring (ITE SG or BIOS) goes crazy (which usually means cold boot issues on the way)
I literally can't turn off my computer properly half the time! And before you blame user un/competence, i have more fans then i know what to do with in my case for cooling (crossflow + 3 x 80mm, + 2 x 120mm intake) etc etc so you can factor that out. Also I am a very mild, conservative overclocker, not really willing to go more then .1V over stock.
DFI are notorious for their 'quality'. If they want to change their image they'd better have 2 generations at least of close to faultless products (And their nF4 series DEFINATELY does NOT count!)
Slightly more ontopic, I really hope that when nVidia leverages their ULI acquisition that they leverage it to make better products, not just to leverage their own profits, or strictly as a cheap strategic entry in Taiwan/ scouting out ATI.
what ocw bios for this board does-not have the 274 fsb problem and has the option to run the ram 2t instead of 1t?? i have ocwb1 fsb is fine but it has no option to change ram to 2t....any help much appreciated...
Quote:
Originally Posted by leo5111
ocwb2:
no 274 htt block
can run 1t and 2t cmd
can adjust MAL and RP.
I've been speculating about the possiblity of modding in a digital out, please refer to the thread I've created about it:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=85573
my brother have a asrock 939 dual sata2 with bios beta1 and vmod and a opty 144 and can run 340HTT with no problems , great mobo , the only problem is that the memorys at 1T only run at maxim 245Mhz , anything above 245Mhz only 2T.
mascaras,Quote:
Originally Posted by mascaras
I still have the asrock dual sata2, just with some simple components.
Can i ask what ram your brother is using?
Regards
my brother before was using 2x256mb CH5 , now he is using 2x512mb gskill FC .
Got the Board, too.
Didn't overclocked it yet.
But I have a problem:
My Memory doesnt wotk with 200mhz. (also not with 2T)
Anyone has an idea? Maybe these 2,7V aren't enough for BH-5?
166mhz are working perfectly with tight timings.
I am at 46s in SuperPI 1M. (CPU @ stock, Ram @ 166)
Let's see how it does in comparision to my DFI.
Anyone tried the modded bios?
Which programm do I need to flash? It's a *.rom file.
Bump. No idea?
Upping voltage with DDR booster didn't work.
Running 2T, doesn'T work, too..
Some Bios related problems :(
Got to say this is one niiiiiiice board. Currently have my DC Opty at 2.6Ghz with RAM at 260mhz CAS 2.5. Will try the 1.80 BIOS tonight to see if I can do 9x300 for that very nice usual 2.7Ghz ceiling on air (particularly with my low airflow quiet system)
as a side note, I can't believe that at 1280x768 with everything at high, 2x AAA, full HQ AF, no soft shadows and my XL oced to XT speeds, it took 2.6GHz to not see any hickups on the F.E.A.R. internal benchmark.
I have ocwb 1 runing fine for me, Its been crashing alot lately though, might have to give a new bios a try sooner or later :p
shes one of my main folders..
Well, upgraded to P1.80 and it's gold.
Tried 270x10 but as expected the RAM just couldn't do that speed at 2.7v and wouldn't boot into windows with a missing file error. Since the 274 HTT lock was removed with P1.80 I then tried 300x9 and voila, 2.7Ghz without effort and the RAM running at 245mhz effective (according to CPU-Z) with the 166mhz divider at 2.5-3-2-7 (will play around with tighter timings later).
BIOS P1.80 also seems to address the 1T issue as I haven't noticed any funny stuff compared to P1.40 which was the last BIOS I was using.
Overall, a stunning board and all the more amazing considering the price.
They fixed the HTT limit? At last! I might have kept mine if they'd done that back in October (the OCW BIOSes didn't do it for mine). I think that deserves a :toast:
Yup, finally!!! I think they just got sick of everyone :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:ing about it, and there was A LOT of :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:ing. Definitely nice as it opens up some possibilities. I hate though how they limit vcore and vdimm so as not to encroach on Asus. Still, with the right components you can get a wicked oc. I'll see if I can get 2.8Ghz tonight. Not expecting it, but it would be icing on an already delicious cake.
Flashed to the new official p1.80 bios, and it actually works rather nice, I must say. But its to early to say anything yet cuz i´ve only used it for a hour or so 1t ofcourse@270httx9
Go to any flash sites and check to see if you get any spontaneous reboots. If not, 1T is solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pillo-kun
Tried for 2.8Ghz last night and almost booted into windows but I think at stock volts that was too much. Got 2.75Ghz though so can't complain. So 306x9 with a 166 divider puts me right at 250mhz for the RAM at 2.5-3-2-7 according to cpu-z. Pretty pleased with the results. I doubt there would have been much more headroom for the CPU either way.
Will play around with the RAM later for fun to see how far beyond 260 CAS2.5 I can go on this mobo.
Its very stable at 1t.
Board runs nice even at 333 mhz htt. No 1/2 T bugs for me. Ram runs nice on 1T setting. I can overclock my opti to 3ghz, but would need more than 1.4v to make it stable. 1.80 bios makes wonders.
Congrats, looks like ASRock finally figured it out. Great board with the P1.80 and if you so choose you can always volt mod and vdimm mod; I'm good where I am though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pillo-kun
You're at 2.9Ghz w/o volt mod? If so, that's pretty impressive :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Malkec
1.90 is out now.. and here I was going to get 1.80.
Lol.
Apparently they're on a roll ;) Probably just a code update for AM2 this time as I don't know what else they could do outside of offer better vcore and vdimm options.